Attributes:

Chill hours (CU) requirement: 800-1000.
(Chill hours are the average hours of air temperature between 32 and 45 degrees F in a typical winter season). For best fruit production, calculate the chill unit (CU) for your growing zone to be sure it aligns with the CU requirement of this tree.

In order to ensure pollination, these trees need a compatible cultivar growing within 100 feet for standard size, 50 feet for semi-dwarf, and 20 feet for dwarf trees.

Wildlife Value:

Apples are eaten by a variety of birds and mammals. The leaves and branches are browsed. The trees can be destroyed by rodents and rabbits girdling the stem or trunk. Produces nectar and/or pollen, thus providing nutrition for bees in early to late spring.

Moisture:

This tree requires moist, well drained soil and is not drought tolerant.

Leaves:

Ranging between 2"-4", these simple coarse-veined, dark green leaves have a toothed margin and alternate on the twig.

Flower Color:

White or pinkish

Bloom Time:

Early to mid-season

Fruit Description:

Early Harvest trees produce yellow medium-sized fruit, with crisp, creamy white flesh that is juicy and tart when fully ripe. Picked early, they are good for baking. Fully ripe, they are good fresh. Apples will keep several weeks if refrigerated. Standard Early Harvest will begin to bear in 6-10 years, the semi-dwarf in 4-6 and the dwarf in 3-4. Fruit ripens and is ready for harvest between July and September, depending on location.

As its name suggests, this high-yielding apple tree is of the first to be ready for harvest. The golden apples are ready to be picked as early as July in some locations, with the latest harvest in September. The creamy white flesh is juicy and tart when ripe.

Early harvest apples are great for baking when picked early. If you want to enjoy them fresh, pick when ripe.

Spring Shipping 2016

Fall Shipping 2016

Color

Zone

Approximate Ship Dates

Order Deadline

Approximate Ship Dates

Order Deadline

02

04/17 - 05/30

05/05

11/14 - 11/28

11/11

03

04/17 - 05/30

05/05

11/14 - 11/28

11/11

04

04/17 - 05/30

05/05

11/14 - 11/28

11/11

05

04/17 - 05/30

05/05

11/14 - 11/28

11/11

06

03/13 - 05/12

04/28

11/14 - 12/05

11/18

07

02/13 - 05/08

04/21

11/14 - 12/12

11/25

08

02/13 - 05/01

04/14

11/14 - 12/12

11/25

09

02/13 - 05/01

04/14

11/14 - 12/12

11/25

10

02/13 - 05/01

04/14

11/14 - 12/12

11/25

We're sorry, but this tree can't be shipped to AK, AZ, CA, HI, WA, territories, or countries outside the United States. This is due to the agricultural laws within these locations.

When you order trees from The Arbor Day Foundation, your order is guaranteed to arrive in a good, healthy condition or we'll replace them at no charge. Your trees will be shipped at a suitable time for planting.

Each tree and plant is guaranteed to grow, or we'll replace it within one year of shipment.

The benefits of bare-root trees

Our trees are delivered with natural bare roots which have been dipped in hydrating gel prior to shipment to keep the roots moist and healthy. As their abundant, fibrous roots aren't confined by a container, bare-root trees get off to a more vigorous start compared to containerized roots which typically need more time to adjust to transplanting. Bare-root trees typically surpass the size of larger containerized trees in only a few years.

Natural Root and Containerized Trees

Natural root (also called bare root) trees are shipped without soil around their roots. They are shipped when dormant in the spring and fall seasons. We dip the roots in a hydrating gel to keep them moist during shipping.

There are a number of advantages to natural root trees:

They are very affordable.

Their roots re-establish themselves well once they are planted in their permanent location.